As...as in Spanish Source: http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/equal.htm When things being compared have equal characteristics, the comparison of equality is used.

The book is as good as the movie. The boy is as tall as the girl. To form the comparisons of equality using adjectives or adverbs, use the following formula: tan + adjective (adverb) + como El libro es tan bueno como la pelcula. (The book is as good as the movie.) El chico es tan alto como la chica. (The boy is as tall as the girl.) To form comparisons of equality with nouns, use the following formula: tanto + noun + como Juan tiene tanto dinero como Mara. (as much money as) l tiene tanta paciencia como ella. (as much patience as) Tiene tantos libros como ella. (as many books as) Tiene tantas plumas como ella. (as many pens as) When actions (not things) are being compared, and there is no adjective, use the following formula: verb + tanto + como Sus estudiantes aprenden tanto como mis estudiantes. (learn as much as) Rosario cocina tanto como Josefina. (cooks as much as) Las naranjas cuestan tanto como las manzanas. (cost as much as) When actions (not things) are being compared, and there is an adjective, use the following formula: verb + tan + adjective (masculine form) + como Aqu se trabaja tan duro como ah. (work as hard as) El nio juega tan poco como la nia. (plays as little as) Ellos duermen tan poco como ella. (sleep as little as) Source: http://dictionary.reverso.net/englishspanish/as as ... as tan ... como I am as tall as him soy tan alto como l this tree can grow as tall as 50 feet este rbol puede llegar a medir 50 pies de alto as big as a house (tan) grande como una casa she hit him as hard as she could lo golpe lo ms fuerte que pudo, lo golpe tan fuerte como pudo he was writing as long ago as 1945 en 1945 ya escriba she doesn't walk as quickly or as fast as me no camina tan rpido como yo walk as quickly or as fast as you can camina lo ms rpido que puedas he ate as quickly as possible comi lo ms rpido posible it was still being done by hand as recently as 1960 en 1960 todava segua hacindose a mano the fresh snow was as white as white could be la nieve fresca era todo lo blanca que poda ser is it as far as that? tan lejos est? is it as big as all that? es de verdad tan grande? as many ... as tantos(-as) ... como I haven't got as many pairs of shoes as you no tengo tantos pares de zapatos como t I've got a lot of tapes but I haven't got as many as him or as he has tengo muchas cintas, pero no tantas como l she gets as many as eight thousand letters a month llega a recibir hasta ocho mil cartas al mes as much ... as tanto(-a) ... como I haven't got as much energy as you no tengo tanta energa como t you've got as much as she has tienes tanto como ella you spend as much as me or as I do t gastas tanto como yo it didn't cost as much as I had expected no cost tanto como yo me esperaba it can cost as much as $2,000 puede llegar a costar 2.000 dlares

As...as in Spanish Trego 9/2/2013 5:19 PM